Room 218, Saturday Morning

[wwiii]

"Huh."

Warren hadn't really expected last night to go quite the way that it had. Being caught at Karla's door had been unexpected, but not entirely unlikely, considering how long he'd dithered in the doorway. Coming in to talk... made sense. It had been a long time coming. The conversation to follow that is still being played out had been a long time coming, too.

Staying up so late to talk that he and Karla had just both kind of zonked out together? That was the part he really hadn't seen coming.

"... Huh."

But he didn't really mind, either. And he didn't particularly want to wake Karla up, so there he was, blinking up at the ceiling, kind of trying to work his head around it, a bit.

[Muwahaha, I'm a dirty room-modder! For the girlfriend and any wee ones that might come running along!]

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[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"They're bein' dumb," Henry decided, then immediately looked chastened. "I mean silly!" he corrected, looking around as though Sookie was going to scold him. "Not apposed to say people are dumb, 'cause Mama says not to 'sult people."

[glacial_queen]

"That's because you're mama is very smart," Karla said. There. That sounded all smart and parental, right? "Nommy, I hope you're listening." Yeah, she'd seen that wet-willy Warren had averted, don't think she hadn't. "Who is your mama, darling?"

Someone close enough to call them a 'Aunt' and 'Uncle' at least.

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"Mama's name's Sookie," Henry said, giggling. "But I usually just call her Mama, but when I'm a grownup I can call Mama and Daddy by their grownup names."

[glacial_queen]

"I'm not sure if that's true," Karla said diplomatically. "But maybe. For now, though, best to stick to Mama and Daddy."

On a psychic thread down the hall, however, Karla was gently tapping on Sookie's shields. *I have a little fellow down here who claims he's yours? Henry? If you're wondering where he got off to, he's here. Visiting my son. Yes.*

If a psychic thread could facepalm...

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

<< Mine and Bobby's, >> Sookie sighed. << I'll come get him in a minute. It's...tiny visitor day, apparently. It fell in the spring before! >> A brief pause, and then, << Careful, by the way, Henry's got mine and Bobby's ability tally, so if things start getting cold or glowy.... >>

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"Maybe!" Henry told her exuberantly, vaguely aware there might be some telepathic talk going on, but mostly ignoring it. Sometimes Auntie Karla and Mama did that. Or Auntie Emma and Mama. It meant there were grownup talks going on.

He turned to Nommy, though, having gotten his father's attention span. "Can we go flyin'?" He said it in such a way that it was clear this was a question that was asked often, in the hopes that the answer would be yes at least once in a while.

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"Yes!" Nommy answered immediately. Because that was always Nommy's answer, even when his Daddy was busy doing stupid Court stuff. Except they weren't s'posed to go flying without an adult, cause the last time they tried, Nommy had dropped Henry and Auntie Raven'd had to Heal him and all the grownups were mad.

But since all the grownups were pretending they were silly and didn't know anything, maybe they wouldn't get in trouble this time.

"Can your Mama cook us breakfast, too?" Because otherwise, it was gonna be his Mommy or Daddy and, well...

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"Lemme ask!" Henry said, frowning a little in concentration.

After a pause, he said, "She says yes but only if I promise not to run off again and only if your Mommy doesn't help."

[glacial_queen]

"Hey!" Karla said, both aloud and on a psychic thread back to Sookie. "What's that supposed to mean?!"

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"Mommy, you are a very bad cook," Nommy said seriously. "You're not even allowed in the kitchen back at the 'state. You and Auntie J both, though Auntie J is even worse."

Out of the mouths of babes.

[glacial_queen]

"I am not!" Karla protested--only to have every small head in the room nod in agreement.

"This is unbelievable," she muttered sourly. "Some kind of bizarre, alternate-universe thing."

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"It's okay," Henry said, reaching out to pat his Auntie Karla's arm. "My daddy is a really bad cook, too. One time he tried to make Mommy dinner for their 'versary or something and we had to replace the blender and the toaster."

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"My Daddy can cook!" Nommy announced. "But just with a mikerwave. He cooks for us sometimes when we come to Earth. But at the 'state, he's not allowed to cook, neither. Cook won't let no one into her kitchen."

He leaned over to whisper, "Mommy's the Queen, but not over Cook. Cook bosses everybody."

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"We don't have a cook but only 'cause Mama's really good at it," Henry said seriously. "One time, we went to visit Mr. Eric and he didn't have anything for me or Charlotte to eat so Mama made him go get peanut butter and jelly for us, 'cause vampires don't eat so he didn't think 'bout it."

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"Is Charlotte here?" Kayla asked, all smiles. "It's been like a whole forever since I saw her last. Maybe two forevers!"

In other words, sometime last month.

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"She didn't come, 'cause she came last time," Henry informed Kayla solemnly. "And it was my turn. She always tries to take my turns just 'cause she's older."

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Nommy agreed with a sigh. "I know. Big sisters are mean that way."

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"Girls are like that," Henry declared, before adding, "Except for mommies!"

In case his had heard him.

[glacial_queen]

"Thank you for that exemption," Karla said dryly. "I'm starting to see now everything that I'd missed being an only child."

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"My daddy's a only child," Henry told her enthusiastically. "My mama has Uncle Jason, though. He takes me hunting!"

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"Can I go hunting?" Nommy asked, excited. "I want to go hunting!"

It was possible that Nommy had very little idea what hunting entailed.

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"My Uncle Jason can take us!" Henry declared. "We're not 'lowed to touch the gun yet, though."